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I opened this thread to now get serious about what Phenom has to offer. I'm using the Phenom 9500 and a Gigabyte GA-790FX-DS5 2 slot XFire as that is the most video slots I'll use in the coming year. I chose the 9500 because it was the first available in my region and the Gigabyte because it was one of the first and host a lot of features I want. I like the passive cooling and the newer cleaner power regulators.
---- Nice box, retail.
---- Week 47
---- The sink included (on the left) leaves much to be desired, c'mon AMD you could have given us the heat piper version.
I'm dropping in the Scythe Kantana II for now.
Sparse collection of extra toys included with this Gigabyte board.
2 Sata
2 Flat Ribbon
Back Place
Sticker Set
Book, Quick Install Sheet and CD
Neat "little" norby sink interface actually a good design, simple and elegant. Gigabyte claims a 10 to 15C drop in board temps.
The pipe runs up behind the CPU and dissipates the heat there.
South bridge is a copper colored Aluminium sink.
Extra sinks on the rear of the board pull extra heat there off the board. Believe it or not a lot of heat comes through the board especially from the VRegs and reflected heat from the CPU.
Shot of the Main dissipater and VReg cooler. This and the NB are copper. You will want air moving here. I added a 50mm fan after booting as the temps rose and got quite warm after a few minutes of operation, just enough so that I could feel it. This is where is pays to add airflow as I do in most of my builds.
Locked and Loaded just before the smoke test. What's missing? Jonspd noted the HD connection.
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Build Consist!
Phenom 9500 2.2Ghz Quad Core AMD Third generation CPU.
Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 - 2X CrossFire mobo, AMD790FX chipset http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128074
Wintex 2x1G DDR800-CL4 1.9-2.0V
PC-P&C Silencer 650 EPS (bought for my server which I put on hold until more Quad Barcs come out).
Thermaltake Armour Case (also from the server).
Radeon X850XT, Fastest card I have sitting around.
Benches:
Stock settings
2210Ghz, DD2-800CL5
Sandra Drystone ALu 33384 - above the 18K to 21K we see on the X2s.
Ram Bandwidth ..........5449 - at 2.2G should be about 5600 to 5800.
Super Pi..1Meg..............35 secs better than some of my other boxes with slow memory.
"..........16Meg..........14:52 mins:sec
3D Mark 06 was 2350-2450, on a Radeon X850XT
Post 110 has a screeny of the new DFI 790FX
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=110
Post 122 has some benches using my inhouse software compared to a few of my other rigs.
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=122
copernicus brouight in some 3DMark scores on post 123 and More benches on Post 137.
3DMark Score 10172 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 4018 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4472 Marks
CPU Score 3294 Marks .
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=137
We also posted CineBench scores on 144 and 146
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=144
Highest stable OC so far, copernicus 2536, I'm at 2398 waiting on RAM.
*Note this thread contains discouraging content so please read through. A BIOS issue with RAM created some problems that made the board unstable. Later once I realized the issue I corrected the RAM problem and started to get some low but nice 2.4G plus ocs. I left in full detail so others getting this or a similar rig might solve problems saving frustration. In all it's a great setup that just needs a few updates to the BIOS that will correct timing Issues. The Phenom is a great chip in the shadow of Intels big dogs but I'm pleased with the results.
---- Nice box, retail.
---- Week 47
---- The sink included (on the left) leaves much to be desired, c'mon AMD you could have given us the heat piper version.
I'm dropping in the Scythe Kantana II for now.
Sparse collection of extra toys included with this Gigabyte board.
2 Sata
2 Flat Ribbon
Back Place
Sticker Set
Book, Quick Install Sheet and CD
Neat "little" norby sink interface actually a good design, simple and elegant. Gigabyte claims a 10 to 15C drop in board temps.
The pipe runs up behind the CPU and dissipates the heat there.
South bridge is a copper colored Aluminium sink.
Extra sinks on the rear of the board pull extra heat there off the board. Believe it or not a lot of heat comes through the board especially from the VRegs and reflected heat from the CPU.
Shot of the Main dissipater and VReg cooler. This and the NB are copper. You will want air moving here. I added a 50mm fan after booting as the temps rose and got quite warm after a few minutes of operation, just enough so that I could feel it. This is where is pays to add airflow as I do in most of my builds.
Locked and Loaded just before the smoke test. What's missing? Jonspd noted the HD connection.
----
Build Consist!
Phenom 9500 2.2Ghz Quad Core AMD Third generation CPU.
Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 - 2X CrossFire mobo, AMD790FX chipset http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128074
Wintex 2x1G DDR800-CL4 1.9-2.0V
PC-P&C Silencer 650 EPS (bought for my server which I put on hold until more Quad Barcs come out).
Thermaltake Armour Case (also from the server).
Radeon X850XT, Fastest card I have sitting around.
Benches:
Stock settings
2210Ghz, DD2-800CL5
Sandra Drystone ALu 33384 - above the 18K to 21K we see on the X2s.
Ram Bandwidth ..........5449 - at 2.2G should be about 5600 to 5800.
Super Pi..1Meg..............35 secs better than some of my other boxes with slow memory.
"..........16Meg..........14:52 mins:sec
3D Mark 06 was 2350-2450, on a Radeon X850XT
Post 110 has a screeny of the new DFI 790FX
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=110
Post 122 has some benches using my inhouse software compared to a few of my other rigs.
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=122
copernicus brouight in some 3DMark scores on post 123 and More benches on Post 137.
3DMark Score 10172 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 4018 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4472 Marks
CPU Score 3294 Marks .
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=137
We also posted CineBench scores on 144 and 146
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5367801&postcount=144
Highest stable OC so far, copernicus 2536, I'm at 2398 waiting on RAM.
*Note this thread contains discouraging content so please read through. A BIOS issue with RAM created some problems that made the board unstable. Later once I realized the issue I corrected the RAM problem and started to get some low but nice 2.4G plus ocs. I left in full detail so others getting this or a similar rig might solve problems saving frustration. In all it's a great setup that just needs a few updates to the BIOS that will correct timing Issues. The Phenom is a great chip in the shadow of Intels big dogs but I'm pleased with the results.
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